KEIGHLEY people are being invited to perform in the latest movie by acclaimed film director Mike Leigh.

The film about the real-life Peterloo Massacre will be filmed “somewhere between Keighley and Burnley” according to casting agency Piece of Cake.

Spokesman Alexandra Pickford said she was not yet allowed to reveal the exact locations for the filming.

She added: “As an agency we prefer to cast local people rather than bussing in Londoners, who are all desperate to be on a Mike Leigh film.”

The Peterloo Massacre is regarded as one of the most defining moments in Lancashire’s history, when at least 15 people were killed and hundreds wounded on August 16, 1819.

The event took place at St Peter’s Field in Manchester were 60,000 people gathered to demand the ability to vote, led by well-known radical speaker Henry Hunt.

Magistrates called on military authorities to arrest Mr Hunt and this led to cavalry, armed with sabres, charging into the crowd.

The film producers are seeking men and women, of all ethnicities, aged 17 and above.

Visit pieceofcakecasting.com/become-an-artiste to be considered.